Florentino Ariza

Florentino Ariza is a fictional character from Gabriel García Márquez’s novel "Love in the Time of Cholera." He is a romantic and poetic man who falls deeply in love with Fermina Daza from a young age. Despite her marriage to another man, Florentino remains emotionally devoted, pining for her for over five decades. His love is characterized by patience, resilience, and idealism. Throughout the story, Florentino embodies the enduring, often unrequited nature of love, illustrating how deep emotional attachment can persist over time, even in the face of separation and life's hardships.